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Ongoing legal discussion which is the best opportunity. >> while stevens has remained a prolific writer his voice on the court didn't emerge until the 1990s when became the longest serving associate justice. this position second only to the chief jus moments of clarence issues in influence allowed him to craft close majorities in dozens of cases. >> he has flourished in that role. he just has one vote like anybody else but it gave him a real kind of strategic perch for marshaling the more liberal lean of the court. >> shannon: this skill enabled stevens to pick up the crucial fifth vote in a s...